Son de AKA group condemns Mexican Belacath for his plagiarism of the song “Gatita” | people and lifestyle

Mexico’s Son de AKA group denounced Bellakath for plagiarism and unauthorized modification. The Colombian group’s legal team accuses her of copying her song Kitty From “Rhythm, Compass, and Chorus” of one of his songs, published about 10 years ago, called My dog ​​bone. The legal firm, which specializes in entertainment rights Legal Master, stated, “It has initiated civil and criminal legal proceedings, with the aim of compensating the material and non-material damage suffered by the members of the musical group.” The artist has not yet ruled on the lawsuit. EL PAÍS tried to find out the position of his director, but did not receive a response.

Kitty Last year, it became the starting point for Kathryn Huerta, known musically as Pellacath. For weeks the song was the most listened to song in the country, as well as being a social media phenomenon, with even Mexico’s Undersecretary of Security, Ricardo Mejia, appearing dancing to it on TikTok. However, in December, success clouded over. All platforms flow They withdrew the article after accusations of plagiarism, though they reinstated it a few days later.

The singer said she had proof that she wrote it and that her producer, Alexito Mix, was the basis. “Someone else stole Kitty, unfairly because I am the author, translator and producer of my music is Alexito Mix and we have how to check it, because it was recorded. Someone made this bad move on us,” explained the singer, who has a law degree from UNAM but has been devoted to show business for years, as influencers and actress from shows like falling in loveFrom Azteca TV. Huerta even threatened to file a “multi-million dollar lawsuit” against those who tried to “take it off.”

Now, the legal situation has gone further and Son de AKA’s lawyers have filed a complaint for plagiarism and also for defamation, following the response of the Mexican artist. “Public expressions of the artist Pellacath referring to the outrageous accusations regarding the ‘theft’ of her musical work Gatita, along with other insulting and even xenophobic and racist statements of the artist’s lawyer, Rodrigo Alfonso Elisararas, against the members of Son de band AKA, were denounced before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation of Colombia” Producer Alexito Mix is ​​also facing Belacath’s mother, Hilda Diaz, who serves as his manager, facing the legal ramifications of the alleged plagiarism.

the song My dog ​​bone It came to light in 2012 and was registered with the Colombian National Copyright Directorate in 2013, according to Son de AKA Group. In the summer of 2022 he appears Kitty. Based on expert opinions, it has been determined that the musical work contains elements similar in their rhythm and notes, chords and bars, similarities in chorus that allow for special memorialization, repetitions and distinctions, as well as grammatical and phonetic constructs of the same context to the musical work called Kitten, which It radically violates the author’s heritage rights, moral, related and phonographic rights, as indicated by the legal team.The hearings will begin next April, according to the Colombian representatives.

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